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Harvard scientist accused of smuggling frog embryos indicted on more charges
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2025
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Brutal, the title makes it sound like she was making a profit or something but she just didn't know to declare her research and that's considered smuggling wtf
Yeah it is not clear who or what is profiting from that smuggling. It seems more an administrative issue than a case to me.
They're definitely throwing the whole book at her. But there's also a small nugget of a case here. Having been through customs a few times, I think it's clear that biological materials should be declared. In a normal situation, the infraction would lead to a long wait in the back room, a stern warning, and maybe confiscated embryos. Not felony charges.
An immigrant and a Harvard professor?
This is probably being gleefully followed by Trump personally.
A Russian who has opposed Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trump's probably on the phone to Putin promising her delivery right now. It's one less academic in the USA too - from MAGA's perspective everybody wins!